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Zhengjun Cai

Purdue University West Lafayette

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Organism:human· 1

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Huapeng LiiD· 2 shared Lin ZengiD· 2 shared Qingfei ZhengiD· 2 shared Xingyu Ma· 2 shared Adam R. Lovato· 1 shared Andrew SymasekiD· 1 shared Anne A LeamaniD· 1 shared Chongli YuaniD· 1 shared

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Chemoselective Bioconjugation Reveals Norepinephrinylation (NEylation) as a Widespread Post-Translational Modification in Cells

Lin Zeng, Xingyu Ma, Zhengjun Cai, Yunpeng Bai, Q Wang, Huapeng Li, Andrew Symasek, Adam R. Lovato, Sydny Lyon, Yin Zhao, Fei Gao, Nathaniel W. Mabe, Chongli Yuan, Zhong‐Yin Zhang, Qingfei Zheng

The paper develops a chemoselective bioconjugation method to detect and analyze NEylation, revealing it as a widespread PTM affecting protein function in cells.

bioRxiv · Aug 10, 2026 · PreprintBiochemistry

Chemical Proteomic Profiling of the Histaminylation Proteome in Cancer Cells Unveils Uncharted Epigenetic Marks on Core Histones

Xingyu Ma, Anne A Leaman, Lin Zeng, Huapeng Li, Zhengjun Cai, Qianyue Wang, Kaiwaan Dalal, Md Shahadat Hossain, Venkatesh P. Thirumalaikumar, Zhihong Wang, Valerie P. O’Brien, W. Andy Tao, Qingfei Zheng

This study identifies new TGM2-catalyzed histaminylation marks on core histones in cancer cells and reveals their crosstalk with γH2AX formation in DNA damage responses.

Journal of the American Chemical Society · Aug 3, 2026Peer-reviewedBiochemistry